In the last weeks we all been very sad to watch and read in the news the accidents that involved the flight Malaysia Arlines MH17, Air Algerie crash in africa and TranAsia crash in Taiwan. 2014 is turning in one of the deadlist years for the modern aviation and the question is soon raised: Is 2014 one of the worst years in civil aviation history?You can find a lot of statistics and I suggest you to look at the follow website Aviation Safety Network where you can find a lot of statistics data which may give a better understanding of how many accidents happen every year and the safety records achieved in the recent years.To conclude I will leave with an interessting article that insiperated me to write this few lines, an article of the journalist Tom Cardoso who wrote for The Globe and Mail a very complete overview of the situation: The Globe and Mail: "Is 2014 one of the worst years in civil aviation history?" by Tom Cardoso